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  • EU antitrust chief & Apple foe Margrethe Vestager out after 10 years

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    tlinn said:
    I will forever be grateful to the Europeans for forcing Apple to adopt USB-C. But the idea that Apple shouldn't be compensated for developing a platform that allows thousands of developers to make a living, or that the "fair" amount of compensation should be decided by developers seems ridiculous to me. Apple is not a charity, nor do they exist to be the world's R&D department. Much of what the Europeans are doing feels like protectionism.

    That said, there are plenty of examples where Apple disadvantages its own customers and stifles innovation—like forcing all browsers to use the same engine. This is where government action should focus. 
    There is no evidence that EU forced Apple to go USB-C as Apple was already heading there. Yes they put it into law, but the market was already forcing Apple to go USB-C. Due to timing, EU got the credit. 
    Alex1Ngatorguythtzeus423stompyLettuce9secondkox2

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max to get exclusive 12GB RAM, vapor chamber cooling

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    brianjo said:
    Afarstar said:
    M68000 said:
    Other than battery capacity, it is a bit of a travesty that ALL features are only available on the oversized two handed jumbo phone for a given model year.

    i am pretty sure that Steve Jobs thought or said  phones should be able to be used with one hand.  I happen to agree with Steve on that.
    In case you hadn’t realised, Steve Jobs died many years ago. What he said then is of no relevance whatsoever in current markets. 
    Steve's vision was to make great products.  Tim's vision is to make great profits.

    The problem is that consumers gravitate towards features that seem cool in the beginning, but end up regretting their decision shortly thereafter.  A lot of people I know that bought the huge phones HATE them because they are so huge to carry around.  Only a few people I know searched out the smaller phones, but everyone that has the smaller phones loves them.  Weird, huh?
    If they don’t like their phones shortly after, they can return them or sell them. You found a pocket of people who wish they had smaller phones. The market however points to people wanting larger phones, not smaller phones. 
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  • iPhone 17 Pro Max to get exclusive 12GB RAM, vapor chamber cooling

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    kiwimachead said:
    I can never figure out why Apple are so stingy with storage, ram and graphics. Providing decent specs, as well as the ability to upgrade and repair, would be such an easy way to further differentiate themselves in the market as an integrated software and hardware company…
    Apple hasn’t needed more ram in phones because how well things run until AI hit. Apple Graphics and CPU are the ones to beat for mobile. For Macs the ASi has made them a serious contender. 
    watto_cobrajas99kiwimachead

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max to get exclusive 12GB RAM, vapor chamber cooling

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    This is a rumor. It may or may not be true. That said more memory is more power used which means larger battery needed. Both of which means more heat generated. It may be a case where the bigger phone allows for more space inside to add this in and to allow spreading the heat out. The larger phone case also acts like a bigger heat sink. Apple cannot disobey physics. 
    StrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • What to expect from Apple's September 9 iPhone 16 'Glowtime' event

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    nubus said:
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    dutchlord said:
    Apple Intelligence is the only reason to buy. But is not available in the EU. I’ll skip this one. 
    Not available yet. I thought Apple was working with the EU to make it happen.
    Apple can't even tell when AI will ship in Australia, Canada, Ireland, or UK. The SOS call feature from 2 years ago is now available in 17 countries (UN has 194 members). 10 of 27 EU member states. Not a single country in South America, Africa, or Asia is covered.
    Two different problems which require different approaches. Satellite is much harder as path for the messages and local laws needs to be considered. Where should those messages actually go? Can the local emergency services actually have the equipment to deal with the messages? Can they actually receive the messages? AI has to deal with the local laws and customs with many places not having restrictions on AI.
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